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Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NPTECH Punk June 19, 2008 Beth, of course, suggested this , and I’m jumping on her bandwagon. I realized, in being introduced to Edupunk , that I have been doing it for, oh, almost 20 years now.
The NTEN staff is consistently amazed at how fabulous our members are. But honestly, last Wednesday, on NTEN Give Thanks day, you really blew our minds. There was so much love floating around it silenced the NTEN office -- which is really hard to do! -- while we sifted through your posts and reflected on your greatness.
Recently we took a survey of the NTEN community to get your opinions about online platforms and how you like to engage online. Out of all the platform options we explored, we felt the features and look and feel of the Higher Logic platform was the best fit to serve the NTEN community based on the community platform feedback we received.
Teaser: We are all very excited to announce today that NTEN has received a $1.15 This is the first grant NTEN has received from Google. You can read the official press release , but we thought you might rather read what a few members have to say: Blog Content: We are all very excited to announce today that NTEN has received a $1.15
I’m speaking in two sessions: “ Collaborative Problem Solving for Consultants &# organized by Robert Weiner, and “ Earth to Cloud &# part of the fabulous Tech Track organized by Peter Campbell. Tags: Nonprofit Tech 10ntc nptechnten. This will be my 7th NTC since 2001 (or, more accurately, my 5th.
We are all very excited to announce today that NTEN has received a $1.15 This is the first grant NTEN has received from Google. David Krumlauf, Pierce Family Foundation - NTEN provides a place of learning, sharing and understanding for thousands of people involved in nonprofit technology worldwide.
"Collaboration" is a word that comes up quite a bit in discussions about nonprofit strategies and nonprofit capacity. Besides inter-organizational collaboration, nonprofits also continually work on improving internal efficiencies and innovations; we're always looking for ways to work smarter, faster, and with more impact.
My NpTech Tagging Community Presentation Slides and Notes in Flickr. I had the opportunity to collaborate with Marnie Webb on an article about the NpTech Tagging Community over at the NTEN Blog. You can read it here.
nonprofit technology thought leader Marnie Webb created the NpTech Tag as a way for nonprofit techies to share bookmarks on del.icio.us. Marshall Kirkpatrick , who was working with Netsquared , whipped up the NpTech Metafeed which allowed folks to aggregate items tagged by nonprofit techies from many distributed sources.
NTEN is excited to once again head to SXSW in Austin, TX! NTEN''s Marketing and Publications Director, Joleen Ong (@ joleendearest ) and I (@ penguiasana ) are headed to SXSW for the first time before we head to DC for the 14NTC, and we would love to meet you! Beaconfire lounge community Community nptech sxsw Program'
It is with excitement that I announce these new additions to the NTEN family. First, a new face on the NTEN staff, with Bethany Lister, our new Community Program Coordinator. If you have ideas about how NTEN could better deliver programs to help you and your staff, Bethany and the whole team would love to hear from you.)
NTEN's mission is to help you do that. Today at the 11NTC , NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, announced the launch of the journal during the morning plenary. Thanks to the generous support of Google, NTEN is proud to offer NTEN:Change to the nonprofit community for free !
LightBox Collaborative. Community content creation Lauren Girardin nptechnten Communications' Lauren Girardin. Marketing and Communications Consultant. Looking for a way to manage all of the different kinds of content that are coming in to your organization?
[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] Here are a few key takeaways that the Center learned about the role of collaboration and social media: 1.
Take advantage of real-time collaboration with your team, constituents, and your community. Community google hangouts nptechnten program delivery Social Media Strategy Communications Program' Renee Alexander. Google Hangout is a super easy way to hold video conferences with multiple individuals or groups of people.
If this is all new to you, here's a quick recap of the past 10 seasons: Each spring, NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) presents leading research, case studies, and real world experiences from the nonprofit sector to provide participants with the strategies and skills they need to do even better work.
(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . include NTEN member organization Idealist.org. Members are in bold. Thanks, Peter!
Flickr: Cambodia4Kids (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Tags: community buzz NPTechnten members.
If you're not already familiar with the NTC, our signature three-day gathering brings together nonprofit professionals from around the world to collaborate, innovate, and maximize effectiveness. Be sure to register before December 7th to get the Early Bird rate: just $359 for NTEN Members. Tags: 11ntc NPTechNTEN.
Over the last decade, NTEN has been part of this transformation of technology from back-room efficiency builder to disruptor of every department in your organization. The NTEN community has been on the front lines, helping every one of us find the skills and connections we need to make the most of this opportunity.
NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference held each Spring is always THE place to be for nonprofit techies: whether you work in a nonprofit organization or with one, are totally technical or fell into your techie job, like social media or like wiring an office. The conference schedule for NTC has been developed openly and collaboratively.
Read the entire case study in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] By Chris Bernard, Idealware When [NTEN Member] Andy Wolber worked for NPower Michigan—first as a consultant, then later as executive director—the organization had a geographically spread-out board of 10-15 members.
I also stumbled across her more recent post about NpTech Mashups. So, let's unleash the NpTech Mashup Meme. It is a visual collaboration tool that you can use online and it is something that I have been dreaming about for ten years. A question was asked recently on the NTEN Consultants affinity group.
We believe that, like the soup kitchen, our overall impact could be strengthened through a better understanding of who we serve individually and collectively, and what that may imply about how we can better collaborate to meet the needs of those we serve. Of course, collaboration is tough work. Did we succeed? By most measures, we did.
(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) Allyson Kapin offers some good reminders/tips for engaging your supporters.
Flickr: cambodia4kidsorg (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). low-cost online collaboration tools.
After Jason Shim won the 2014 NTEN Award in March, I thought I’d have a look to see why Amy Sample Ward and company thought so highly of him. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations.
NpTech Conversations. For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. The good folks at Care2 (Heather Holdridge, Justin Perkins, and James O'Malley) have a detailed case study on the NTEN blog about the top Facebook winner of the recent Case Foundation America's Giving Challenge. Haven't dug into Digg yet?
Chris Bernard, Senior Editor, Idealware (Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the feature article "Boosting Board Collaboration " , which appeared in the first issue of NTEN's new publication: NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders. Read the entire article and the complete issue by subscribing online.)
The strategists – located in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles and London – are: Beth Kanter, a longtime trainer and advisor to the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and other organizations. Katrin Verclas, co-founder and editor of MobileActive.org and past executive director of NTEN. Follow us on Twitter: @socialbrite.
If a group of volunteers could organize an ad-hoc database of survivors in under a week, then surely the disaster response community could set up systems to share data about their work to make collaboration more prolific and decrease duplication of efforts. So far today, we've seen Google's Crisis Response page.
Friend of NTEN and all-around good guy David J. where people looking to use their talents for good can collaborate," said Mr. But you probably already know you want to enter, because your organization made an awesome film that deserves to be recognized at the premier film festival exclusively for nonprofits and cause advocates.
But this fall, NTEN staff is traveling all over the country to various NPTech events. " Unfortunately, no one from NTEN will be in-person at the event, but Holly will be Skype -ing in for a session. One of those session is a panel featuring NTEN's Annaliese. Here's a list of where we'll be and where we want to be.
Two items grabbed from the NTEN Blog. Lauren-Glenn Davitian's " Be the Media -- Free Speech Unfurled " guest post on NTEN blog. Chris Brogan is doing an expert session over at NTEN. Circleup is a social messaging application that allows nonprofits to communicate and collaborate with groups.
Here's a few sessions notes in the wiki: NpTech Tag , definition of Open API For-Profit/Nonprofit Software Collaborations and where are the biggest tool gaps ? Carnival Collaboration The Carvinal of Nonprofit Consultants and The Giving Carnival will join forces next week. There's lots more to digest and lots more to come.
The NPTech Blog Chatter Confessions of a non-profit IT director blog rasied ruckus with his proposal for creating a closed forum and new NTEN Affinity Group : nptechhelp. The Knowledge-at-Work blog writes about when learning and knowledge collide -- and the importance of collaborative learning networks.
Here are the latest news, tips, and resources from NTEN Members. Case Foundation describes their collaborative initiative to track data on #GivingTuesday campaign efforts, tracking impact beyond the amount of donations made. NTEN Members can attend for free with the promo code: NTEN2014. High fives are in order!
Over the last decade, NTEN has been part of this transformation of technology from back-room efficiency builder to disruptor of every department in your organization. The NTEN community has been on the front lines, helping every one of us find the skills and connections we need to make the most of this opportunity.
Flickr: cogdogblog Judy Hallman always rocks the power of wikis for knowledge aggregation and collaboration. In contest news, NTEN member organization ZeroDivide has launched a great contest that combines poetry, social media, and good causes: the ZD Technology Haiku Contest ! Tags: community buzz NPTechnten members.
Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. Inspired by the NTEN blog post about whether online engagement leads to more money, Gavin's Digital Dinner gives a brilliant counter point essay on the topic filled with facts and nice pie charts.
NpTech Talk. Yikes, the first ever tag spam I've seen in the NpTech Tag Stream! Then, I remembered the phrase flowed through the NPtech tag stream about six months as a reference to interface design.) GoogleEarth launches Nonprofit Outreach Program via the NTEN blog and NetSquared community blog. Looking for a primer?
LolNptech commentary about a recent NTEN Discuss List thread. Google qualified nonprofit organizations can use GoogleCheckout to accept charitable donations without any fees as first reported by the NTEN blog. NpTech Software and Web Apps Here's two new networked content creation platforms, although focusing on different disciplines.
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